He said it was appropriate to examine whether there was any connection between police conduct and the man's death a short time later, but said he did not expect to have an answer before next week.

The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office is awaiting autopsy results before determining a cause of death.

According to court and medical examiner's records:

Robert Wayne Maurina, 46, had come to the West Allis Police Department early on Nov. 28 to pick up his girlfriend after she was arrested on a drunken driving charge. Police suspected Maurina also was intoxicated and arrested him about 4 a.m. He was later charged with fifth-offense drunken driving.

At Aurora West Allis Medical Center, Maurina resisted attempts to take a blood sample, according to court records, and had to be restrained and stunned with a Taser.

Shortly before noon the same day, Maurina was released to his brother, in whose basement Maurina lived. The brother told a medical examiner's office investigator that Maurina had complained about pain to his ribs and kidney on his left side, and that he heard Maurina coughing about 7 p.m. that day.

The next morning, the brother said, he found Maurina dead in his basement room. The medical examiner's report indicated that Maurina was on several medications.

The funeral for Maurina, an Air Force veteran, was Tuesday.

Acting West Allis Police Chief Charles Padgett said Thursday he does not suspect his officers did anything wrong, but wanted to involve the DA's office as soon as possible because of the circumstances.

"We just want complete transparency," Padgett said. "We do things the best way we can."

Maurina's brother and mother did not return phone calls Thursday.

An affidavit from West Allis police Detective Steven Fabry indicates that during the blood draw Maurina began kicking wildly at officers who "eventually moved (Maurina) onto the floor in order to control and stabilize him."

But Maurina continued to resist and was stunned with a Taser, which "had little effect," according to the affidavit.